KBS TV Novel () is a TV series that was broadcast on KBS 2TV at 09:00 (KST) during weekdays, developed and produced by the KBS Drama Production group. It was broadcast on KBS 1TV until 2009. The production and broadcasting were temporarily halted due to the production cost issue, however, the TV Novel series was back on KBS 2TV in November 2011 after being reorganized.
On August 13, 2018, KBS announced that the TV Novel series would end after 22 years of broadcast, due to declining audience ratings and increased production costs.
Broadcast Broadcasting channel Broadcasting period Airtime Broadcasting duration KBS 1TV March 2, 1987 – October 18, 1987 Monday to Friday from 07:25 to 08:10 (KST) 45 minutes March 4, 1996 – October 12, 1996 Monday to Saturday from 08:20 to 08:40 (KST) 20 minutes October 14, 1996 – October 16, 1999 Monday to Saturday from 08:10 to 08:30 (KST) 20 minutes October 18, 1999 – April 28, 2007 Monday to Saturday from 08:05 to 08:30 (KST) 25 minutes April 30, 2007 – April 17, 2009 Monday to Friday from 07:50 to 08:25 (KST) 35 minutes KBS 2TV May 1, 1995 – March 2, 1996 Monday to Saturday 08:40 to 09:00 (KST) 20 minutes November 7, 2011 – August 31, 2018 Monday to Friday from 09:00 to 09:40 (KST) 40 minutes
List of works # Year Title Original title Broadcast period Episodes Notes Average ratings Lead actors11987 Love March 2, 1987 – April 3, 1987 Started airing on KBS 1TV2 Hill Flower April 6, 1987 – May 15, 19873 Pure Love May 18, 1987 – June 24, 19874 Forever Smile July 1, 1987 – August 5, 19875 Pearl Tower August 10, 1987 – October 18, 198761995 The Road May 1, 1995 – October 14, 1995 Series moved to KBS 2TV Jung Ae-ri, Sunwoo Eun-sook, Yoo Hye-ri7 Rapid October 16, 1995 – March 2, 1996 Yoo Ji-in, Lee Dong-joon81996 Milky Way March 4, 1996 – August 29, 1996 Series moved to KBS 1TV Yoo Ho-jeong, Kim Myung-soo, Park Sang-ah9 White Dandelion September 2, 1996 – March 1, 1997 Park Sun-young, Im Dong-jin101997 Splendor in The Grass March 3, 1997 – November 1, 1997 Yoo Ho-jeong, Cha Kwang-soo11 The River of Maternal Love November 3, 1997 – May 2, 1998 Park Ji-young, Kim Hye-sun, Lee Chang-hoon, Huh Joon-ho121998 A Song For You and Me May 4, 1998 – September 18, 1998 Yum Jung-ah, Eum Jeong-hee, Lee Chang-hoon, Kim Myung-soo13 Eun-ah's Garden September 20, 1998 – April 3, 1999 Jang So-hye, Kil Yong-woo, Sunwoo Jae-duk141999 You April 5, 1999 – September 25, 1999 132 Kim Hye-sun, Dokgo Young-jae15 Sister's Mirror September 27, 1999 – April 15, 2000 Hong Ri-na, Jeong Jae-gon, Kim Myung-soo162000 Dandelion April 17, 2000 – October 21, 2000 Jung Dong-hwan, Kim Young-ae, Kim Ho-jin17 Promise October 23, 2000 – April 21, 2001 156 Seol Soo-jin, Jeong Jae-gon, Jeon Hyeon182001 Flower Story April 23, 2001 – November 3, 2001 167 Im Ji-eun, Lee Joo-hyun, Hwang Eun-ha19 Stepmother November 5, 2001 – August 3, 2002 233 Lee Hye-sook, Kim Kap-soo20 2002 Album of Life August 5, 2002 – April 19, 2003 219 Kim Ji-yeon, Kim Jung-nan, Lee Se-chang, Song Il-kook212003 Buni April 21, 2003 – November 15, 2003 178 Go Jeong-min, Kim Hong-pyo, Lee Ja-young, Lee Hyeong-cheol22 Briar Flower November 17, 2003 – June 12, 2004 180 Jeon Mi-seon, Ahn Yeon-hong, Nam Seong-jin23 2004 You are a Star June 14, 2004 – January 29, 2005 196 Han Hye-jin, Kim Seung-soo, Im Ji-hyeon, Kim Jeong-hak242005 Wind Flower January 31, 2005 – August 27, 2005 179 16.6% Hong Eun-hee, Kim Sung-eun, Im Ho, Lee Hyeong-cheol25 Hometown Station August 29, 2005 – March 18, 2006 174 13.7% Jeon Ik-ryeong, Park Joon-hyeok, Oh Yoo-na, Kim Cheol-gi262006 As the River Flows March 20, 2006 – November 4, 2006 198 12.1% Kim Yoon-kyeong, Kim Hyeok, Lee Pil-mo27 Sunok November 6, 2006 – April 28, 2007 150 11.8% Choi Ja-hye, Hwang Dong-joo, Do-han, Park Hye-young, Choi Eun-joo282007 Landscape in My Heart April 30, 2007 – November 9, 2007 138 11.7% Heo Young-ran, Kim Cheol-gi, Bang Moon-soo, Im Ye-won29 Beautiful Days November 12, 2007 – June 6, 2008 149 12.3% Park Grina, Jeon Ik-ryeong, Choi Gyu-hwan, Choi Jin-hyuk302008 Big Sister June 9, 2008 – January 2, 2009 150 13.0% Jeon Hye-jin, Oh Seung-eun, Choi Cheol-ho, Kim Il-woo31 2009 Glory of Youth January 5, 2009 – April 17, 2009 75 Series halted 10.7% Yoo Da-in, Moon Bo-ryung, Lee In32 2011 Dear My Sister November 7, 2011 – May 4, 2012 130 Series moved to KBS 2TV 12.5% Jang Mi-inae, Ryu Tae-joon, Kim Yoo-ri, Choi Chang-yeob33 2012 Love, My Love May 7, 2012 – January 4, 2013 175 12.4% Hwang Sun-hee, Song Chae-yoon, Oh Chang-seok, Kim San-ho342013 Samsaengi January 7, 2013 – June 21, 2013 120 14.5% Hong Ah-reum, Son Seong-yoon, Cha Do-jin, Ji Il-joo35 Eunhui June 24, 2013 – January 3, 2014 140 11.0% Kyung Soo-jin, Lee In, Choi Yoon-so, Jung Min-jin362014 Land of Gold January 6, 2014 – August 22, 2014 163 11.6% Kang Ye-sol, Kang Eun-tak, Baek Seung-hee, Lee Byung-hoon37 Single-minded Dandelion August 25, 2014 – February 27, 2015 134 9.9% Kim Ga-eun, Hong In-young, Yoon Sun-woo, Jeon Seung-bin382015 In Still Green Days March 2, 2015 – August 28, 2015 129 10.3% Song Ha-yoon, Lee Hae-woo, Jung Yi-yeon, Kim Min-soo39 The Stars Are Shining August 31, 2015 – February 26, 2016 128 11.0% Go Won-hee, Lee Ha-yool, Seo Yoon-na, Cha Do-jin402016 My Mind's Flower Rain February 29, 2016 – September 6, 2016 128 10.2% Na Hae-ryung, Ji Eun-sung, Jung Yi-yeon, Lee Chang-wook41 That Sun in the Sky September 7, 2016 – February 24, 2017 121 9.3% Yoon A-jung, Lee Min-woo, Noh Young-hak, Kim Hye-ji422017 A Sea of Her Own February 27, 2017 – August 11, 2017 120 8.3% Oh Seung-ah, Choi Sung-jae, Kim Joo-young, Han Yoo-yi43 Dal Soon's Spring August 14, 2017 – February 9, 2018 129 8.1% Hong Ah-reum, Yun Da-yeong, Song Won-seok, Kang Da-bin44 2018 Through the Waves February 12, 2018 – August 31, 2018 143 Slot discontinued 7.4% Ah Young, Jang Jae-ho, Jeong-heon, Park Jung-wook, Jay Kim
See also Television in South Korea Korean drama Asadora (a/k/a Renzoku Terebi Shōsetsu), drama series of similar format produced by NHK in Japan
References
External links
World.KBS.co.kr - Official KBS World Website